Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 17, 2018 19:15 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 15

Port St Mary breakwater

Mike Craine
May 17, 2018 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Port skillion

Neil Barron
May 17, 2018 12:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Spy hopping 1

Shore under Langness herring tower

Graeme
May 16, 2018 13:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 10

South of Kitterland

Steve Wright
May 16, 2018 13:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

SSE of Sound

Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall
May 15, 2018 14:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Off Bradda head

Richard and Janice Cooil
May 13, 2018 10:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 13, 2018 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 00 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 13, 2018 14:35 Harbour Porpoise 5 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Sugarloaf

John Cowin
May 13, 2018 17:55 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Perwick bay

Kirree Jenkins
May 13, 2018 10:44 Risso’s Dolphin 7 0 Normal swimming 10

Perwick Bay

MWDW
May 12, 2018 10:45 Risso’s Dolphin 15 0 Normal swimming 20

3/4 mile off Sugar Loaf

Kevin Dunn
May 12, 2018 14:05 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Fast swim or porpoising 30

W of Sound car park

Sue, MWDW, Graham & Emily Underhill
May 12, 2018 13:25 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Feeding or foraging 15

N of Calf

Carol, Neil & Sue
May 12, 2018 13:55 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

N of Calf

Carol Woodall, Neil Barron

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 10, 2022 21:20 1 Suspected feeding 6 Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound Dermot Shimmin
July 5, 2022 09:00 1 3 Suspected feeding 120 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan Ian Judd
July 5, 2022 15:45 1 Swimming 15 Niarbyl Bay Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater
July 5, 2022 15:00 1 1 Swimming 180 Peel breakwater Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other
July 4, 2022 12:00 3 Suspected feeding 200 Peel breakwater to the headlands Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family
July 3, 2022 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Glen Maye – Peel Hill David R
July 3, 2022 15:55 1 Suspected feeding 10 150-200m off Peel Castle Mike Davies
June 30, 2022 13:50 1 1 Suspected feeding 15 Scarlett Virginia Keig
June 30, 2022 16:24 0 0 1 Swimming 2 North coast of the Calf of Man Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts
June 27, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles west of Peel Max Crookall
June 23, 2022 16:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 1 Half a mile north of Calf Sound Malcolm Stewart
June 22, 2022 18:15 1 2 Suspected feeding 20 Herring tower Langness Richard and Janice Cooil
June 22, 2022 19:20 1 Suspected feeding 2 6km SW of Chicken Rock David Bellamy & others
June 21, 2022 19:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Wallberry, Marine Drive Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk
June 21, 2022 17:15 1 Suspected feeding 25 350m off Glen Wyllin Ian Young